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92_HR0911
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are proud to congratulate J. John Zurek of
4 Chicago on his retirement from the Cook County Sheriff's
5 Office on May 31, 2002; and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Zurek has had a thirty-one year career most
7 of which has been with the Cook County Department of
8 Corrections, moving through the ranks to Chief of Operations
9 and attaining the rank of Captain; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Zurek received his Bachelor of Arts Degree
11 from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has continued
12 his education through courses, seminars, and workshops at the
13 National Institute of Corrections, the U.S. Department of
14 Justice, numerous conferences, and conventions in the
15 corrections profession; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Zurek began his career in 1971 as a
17 Correctional Officer and worked until 1974; leaving the
18 profession from 1977 to 1982, he was a Clerk for the Circuit
19 Court of Cook County from 1974 to 1975, and from 1975 to
20 1977, he became a Probation Officer for the Adult Probation
21 Department of Cook County; and
22 WHEREAS, In 1982, Mr. Zurek was promoted to Sergeant and
23 was transferred to the Office of the Chief in 1983; he was
24 promoted to Lieutenant in 1987 and to Captain in 1989; and
25 WHEREAS, Mr. Zurek has received numerous awards and
26 recognitions, including a Certificate of Excellence Award and
27 numerous Letters of Recommendation and Department
28 Commendations; and
29 WHEREAS, Mr. Zurek is a member of the American
30 Correctional Association (ACA), the American Jail Association
31 (AJA), the Illinois Jail Association (IJA), and the Illinois
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1 Police Association (IPA); and
2 WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois and Cook County are
3 grateful to Mr. Zurek for a job well done during his
4 thirty-one year career; therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate J. John Zurek on his retirement from the Cook
8 County Sheriff's Office and wish him all the best in his
9 future endeavors; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to J. John Zurek as an expression of our esteem.